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org.openide.loaders
Class DataLoader

java.lang.Object
  org.openide.util.SharedClassObject
      org.openide.loaders.DataLoader

All Implemented Interfaces:: Externalizable, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:: MultiFileLoader

public abstract class DataLoader
extends SharedClassObject

A data loader recognizes FileObjects and creates appropriate DataObjects to represent them. The created data object must be a subclass of the representation class provided in the constructor.

Subclasses of DataLoader should be made JavaBeans with additional parameters, so a user may configure the loaders in the loader pool.

See Also:: Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

static interface DataLoader.RecognizedFiles
          Buffer holding a list of primary and secondary files marked as already recognized, to prevent further scanning.

Field Summary

static String PROP_ACTIONS
          property name of list of actions

static String PROP_DISPLAY_NAME
          property name of display name

Constructor Summary

protected DataLoader(Class representationClass)
          Deprecated. Use DataLoader(String) instead.

protected DataLoader(String representationClassName)
          Create a new data loader.

Method Summary

protected String actionsContext()
          Identifies the name of context in layer files where the loader wishes to store its own actions and also read them.

protected boolean clearSharedData()


protected SystemAction[] defaultActions()
          Get default actions.

protected String defaultDisplayName()
          Get the default display name of this loader.

DataObject findDataObject(FileObject fo, DataLoader.RecognizedFiles recognized)
          Find a data object appropriate to the given file object--the meat of this class.

SystemAction[] getActions()
          Get actions.

String getDisplayName()
          Get the current display name of this loader.

static DataLoader getLoader(Class loaderClass)
          Get a registered loader from the pool.

Class getRepresentationClass()
          Get the representation class for this data loader, as passed to the constructor.

String getRepresentationClassName()
          Get the name of the representation class for this data loader.

protected abstract DataObject handleFindDataObject(FileObject fo, DataLoader.RecognizedFiles recognized)
          Find a data object appropriate to the given file object (as implemented in subclasses).

void markFile(FileObject fo)
          Utility method to mark a file as belonging to this loader.

void readExternal(ObjectInput oi)
          Reads actions and display name from the stream.

void setActions(SystemAction[] actions)
          Set actions.

protected void setDisplayName(String displayName)
          Set the display name for this loader.

void writeExternal(ObjectOutput oo)
          Writes nothing to the stream.

Methods inherited from class org.openide.util.SharedClassObject

addNotify, addPropertyChangeListener, equals, finalize, findObject, findObject, firePropertyChange, getLock, getProperty, hashCode, initialize, putProperty, putProperty, removeNotify, removePropertyChangeListener, reset, writeReplace

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

PROP_DISPLAY_NAME

public static final String PROP_DISPLAY_NAME

property name of display name

See Also:: Constant Field Values

PROP_ACTIONS

public static final String PROP_ACTIONS

property name of list of actions

See Also:: Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

DataLoader

protected DataLoader(Class representationClass)

Deprecated. Use DataLoader(String) instead.; Create a new data loader. Pass its representation class as a parameter to the constructor. It is recommended that representation class is superclass of all DataObjects produced by the loaded, but it is not required any more.
Parameters:: representationClass - the superclass (not necessarily) of all objects returned from findDataObject(org.openide.filesystems.FileObject, org.openide.loaders.DataLoader.RecognizedFiles). The class may be anything but should be chosen to be as close as possible to the actual class of objects returned from the loader, to best identify the loader's data objects to listeners.

DataLoader

protected DataLoader(String representationClassName)

Create a new data loader. Pass its representation class name as a parameter to the constructor. The constructor is then allowed to return only subclasses of the representation class as the result of findDataObject(org.openide.filesystems.FileObject, org.openide.loaders.DataLoader.RecognizedFiles).
Parameters:: representationClassName - the name of the superclass for all objects returned from findDataObject(org.openide.filesystems.FileObject, org.openide.loaders.DataLoader.RecognizedFiles). The class may be anything but should be chosen to be as close as possible to the actual class of objects returned from the loader, to best identify the loader's data objects to listeners.
Since:: 1.10

Method Detail

getRepresentationClass

public final Class getRepresentationClass()

Get the representation class for this data loader, as passed to the constructor.

Returns:: the representation class

getRepresentationClassName

public final String getRepresentationClassName()

Get the name of the representation class for this data loader. Might avoid actually loading the class.

Returns:: the class name
Since:: 3.25
See Also:: getRepresentationClass()

getActions

public final SystemAction[] getActions()

Get actions. These actions are used to compose a popup menu for the data object. Also these actions should be customizable by the user, so he can modify the popup menu on a data object.

Returns:: array of system actions or null if this loader does not have any actions

actionsContext

protected String actionsContext()

Identifies the name of context in layer files where the loader wishes to store its own actions and also read them. In principle any Action instance can be registered in the context and it will be visible in the default DataNode for data object created by this loader. Only SystemAction can however be manipulated from DataLoader getActions/setActions methods.

The default implementation returns null to indicate that no layer reading should be used (use defaultActions() instead).

JSeparator instances may be used to separate items.

Suggested context name: Loaders/PRIMARY-FILE/MIME-TYPE/Actions

Returns:: the string name of the context on layer files to read/write actions to
Since:: 5.0

defaultActions

protected SystemAction[] defaultActions()

Get default actions.

Returns:

array of default system actions or null if this loader does not have any actions or is using actionsContext() instead. Typical example of usage:

 return new SystemAction[] {
                    SystemAction.get (OpenAction.class), ...
                    SystemAction.get (PropertiesAction.class)
                };

setActions

public final void setActions(SystemAction[] actions)

Set actions.

Note that this method is public, not protected, so it is possible for anyone to modify the loader's popup actions externally (after finding the loader using DataLoaderPool.firstProducerOf(java.lang.Class)). While this is possible, anyone doing so must take care to place new actions into sensible positions, including consideration of separators. This may also adversely affect the intended feel of the data objects. A preferable solution is generally to use service actions.

Parameters:: actions - actions for this loader or null if it should not have any
See Also:: getActions()

getDisplayName

public final String getDisplayName()

Get the current display name of this loader.

Returns:: display name

setDisplayName

protected final void setDisplayName(String displayName)

Set the display name for this loader. Only subclasses should set the name.

Parameters:: displayName - new name

defaultDisplayName

protected String defaultDisplayName()

Get the default display name of this loader.

Returns:: default display name

findDataObject

public final DataObject findDataObject(FileObject fo,
                                       DataLoader.RecognizedFiles recognized)
                                throws IOException

Find a data object appropriate to the given file object--the meat of this class.

For example: for files with the same basename but extensions .java and .class, the handler should return the same DataObject.

The loader can add all files it has recognized into the recognized buffer. Then all these files will be excluded from further processing.

Parameters:: fo - file object to recognize; recognized - recognized file buffer
Returns:: suitable data object or null if the handler cannot recognize this object (or its group)
Throws:: DataObjectExistsException - if the data object for the primary file already exists; IOException - if the object is recognized but cannot be created; InvalidClassException - if the class is not instance of getRepresentationClass()
See Also:: handleFindDataObject(org.openide.filesystems.FileObject, org.openide.loaders.DataLoader.RecognizedFiles)

handleFindDataObject

protected abstract DataObject handleFindDataObject(FileObject fo,
                                                   DataLoader.RecognizedFiles recognized)
                                            throws IOException

Find a data object appropriate to the given file object (as implemented in subclasses).

Parameters:: fo - file object to recognize; recognized - recognized file buffer
Returns:: the data object or null
Throws:: DataObjectExistsException - as in #findDataObject; IOException - as in #findDataObject
See Also:: findDataObject(org.openide.filesystems.FileObject, org.openide.loaders.DataLoader.RecognizedFiles)

markFile

public final void markFile(FileObject fo)
                    throws IOException

Utility method to mark a file as belonging to this loader. When the file is to be recognized this loader will be used first.

This method is used by DataObject.markFiles().

Parameters:: fo - file to mark
Throws:: IOException - if setting the file's attribute failed

writeExternal

public void writeExternal(ObjectOutput oo)
                   throws IOException

Writes nothing to the stream.

Parameters:: oo - ignored
Throws:: IOException

readExternal

public void readExternal(ObjectInput oi)
                  throws IOException,
                         ClassNotFoundException

Reads actions and display name from the stream.

Parameters:: oi - input source to read from
Throws:: SafeException - if some of the actions is not found in the stream, but all the content has been read ok. Subclasses can catch this exception and continue reading from the stream; IOException; ClassNotFoundException

clearSharedData

protected boolean clearSharedData()

getLoader

public static DataLoader getLoader(Class loaderClass)

Get a registered loader from the pool.

Parameters:: loaderClass - exact class of the loader (not its data object representation class)
Returns:: the loader instance, or null if there is no such loader registered
See Also:: DataLoaderPool.allLoaders()

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Nested Class Summary
`static interface`	`DataLoader.RecognizedFiles` Buffer holding a list of primary and secondary files marked as already recognized, to prevent further scanning.

Field Summary
`static String`	`PROP_ACTIONS` property name of list of actions
`static String`	`PROP_DISPLAY_NAME` property name of display name

Constructor Summary
`protected`	`DataLoader(Class representationClass)` Deprecated. Use `DataLoader(String)` instead.
`protected`	`DataLoader(String representationClassName)` Create a new data loader.

Method Summary
`protected String`	`actionsContext()` Identifies the name of context in layer files where the loader wishes to store its own actions and also read them.
`protected boolean`	`clearSharedData()`
`protected SystemAction[]`	`defaultActions()` Get default actions.
`protected String`	`defaultDisplayName()` Get the default display name of this loader.
`DataObject`	`findDataObject(FileObject fo, DataLoader.RecognizedFiles recognized)` Find a data object appropriate to the given file object--the meat of this class.
`SystemAction[]`	`getActions()` Get actions.
`String`	`getDisplayName()` Get the current display name of this loader.
`static DataLoader`	`getLoader(Class loaderClass)` Get a registered loader from the pool.
`Class`	`getRepresentationClass()` Get the representation class for this data loader, as passed to the constructor.
`String`	`getRepresentationClassName()` Get the name of the representation class for this data loader.
`protected abstract DataObject`	`handleFindDataObject(FileObject fo, DataLoader.RecognizedFiles recognized)` Find a data object appropriate to the given file object (as implemented in subclasses).
`void`	`markFile(FileObject fo)` Utility method to mark a file as belonging to this loader.
`void`	`readExternal(ObjectInput oi)` Reads actions and display name from the stream.
`void`	`setActions(SystemAction[] actions)` Set actions.
`protected void`	`setDisplayName(String displayName)` Set the display name for this loader.
`void`	`writeExternal(ObjectOutput oo)` Writes nothing to the stream.

DataLoader (NetBeans Loaders API) - NetBeans API Javadoc 4.1.0

org.openide.loaders Class DataLoader

PROP_DISPLAY_NAME

PROP_ACTIONS

DataLoader

DataLoader

getRepresentationClass

getRepresentationClassName

getActions

actionsContext

defaultActions

setActions

getDisplayName

setDisplayName

defaultDisplayName

findDataObject

handleFindDataObject

markFile

writeExternal

readExternal

clearSharedData

getLoader

org.openide.loaders
Class DataLoader